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Listeria Outbreak Tied to Peaches, Plums Results in One Death, 10 Hospitalizations

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that peaches, nectarines, and plums tainted with Listeria have caused one death and one premature bi

Mild Cognitive Impairment Underdiagnosed

Mild cognitive impairment is underdiagnosed, with only 0.1 percent of clinicians and practices with diagnosis rates within the expected range, according to a st

ACR: App Helps Manage Fibromyalgia Through Acceptance and Commitment Therapy

A smartphone-based acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) app may help patients manage fibromyalgia (FM), according to a study presented at the annual meeting

People With Severe Mental Illness Experienced Increased COVID-19 Mortality

People living with severe mental illness (SMI) experienced substantial inequalities in mortality outcomes during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a study pub

2015 to 2018 Hypertension Prevalence Nearly 50 Percent in the United States

The prevalence of stage 1 and stage 2 hypertension in 2015 to 2018 was 44.2 percent in Los Angeles (LA) County and 47.3 percent in the United States, according

Psychological Distress Reported for Indolent Non-Hodgkin Lymphomas

Patients with indolent non-Hodgkin lymphomas (iNHL) report considerable psychological distress, according to a study published online Nov. 3 in The Oncologist.R

ACR: Higher BMI Linked to Worse Flare Symptoms in Early RA

For patients with early rheumatoid arthritis (RA), higher body mass index (BMI) is associated with worse flare symptoms, according to a study presented at the a

Direct-Acting Antivirals Still Underused in Hep C-Related Liver Cancer

Direct-acting antiviral agents (DAAs) remain underutilized in patients with hepatitis C virus (HCV)-related hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), according to a study

Many Primary Care Docs Unaware of Biologic Asthma Meds

Biologic drugs to treat asthma have been around for two decades, but a surprising number of family doctors still aren t prescribing them to kids and adults. A n

One Death, 10 Hospitalizations in Listeria Outbreak Tied to Peaches, Plums

Peaches, nectarines and plums tainted with Listeria have caused one death and put 10 people in the hospital with food poisoning across seven states, federal off

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